Diaper rinser



Oct. 8', 1957 s. G. HODGSON DIAPER RINSER Filed March 1, 1956 IN VENTOR.

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United States Patent DIAPER RINSER Sherman G. Hodgson, Monroe, Wis.Application March 1, 1956, Serial No. 568,740

Claims. (Cl. 4-1) The invention relates to a moisture expressing deviceand more particularly to such a device for removing the water fromdiapers while suspended in a toilet bowl.

In the washing of soiled diapers it is common practice to use the toiletbowl as a wash basin, and after removing the soil, lift the cleaneddiapers out of the bowl for rinsing. In removing a cleaned diaper fromthe bowl for rinsing there is always the chance of splattering waterover the toilet floor, and this is objectionable. The main object ofthis invention is to provide a squeegee device adapted to be mounted onthe rim of the toilet bowl in a position where it will not interferewith the normal use of the toilet, the device preferably being formed ofa moldable resilient or yieldable plastic material.

A further object of the invention is to provide a squeegee device havinga clampable base portion and squeegee blades projecting from saidportion and arranged to have an open entrance end.

The invention further consists in the several features hereinafterdescribed and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusionhereof.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the invention in itsmounted position;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation view of the device;

Fig. 4 is a front end elevation view of the device;

Fig. 5 is a detailed vertical sectional view taken on the line 55 ofFig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing certain modifications.

The device includes a base portion and a pair of squeegee bladesprojecting therefrom.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 5, the base portion 7 is of angled formationhaving an upper arm 8 adapted to extend over the top of the rim 9 of atoilet bowl 10 with a foot 11 engageable with the outer side of the rimand also carrying a rubber suction cup 12 engageable with the top sideof the rim 9 though the suction cup may be omitted, if desired. Portion7 also has a shorter arm 13 disposable below the lower side of the riminside the bowl 10 and carrying a clamping screw 14, in a threadedopening therein, adapted to be screwed up against the lower side of therim 9 so as to clamp said base portion 7 between said screw and theupper arm 8.

A pair of squeegee blades 15 are carried by the base portion 7 andextend into the bowl 10. Each blade 15 has a relatively heavy section 16which is anchored at its rear end to the base 7 and a thinner section 17which projects upwardly from the thicker section 16 and is free of thebase. The blades 15 converge toward each other from their bottom sidesto their top edges which are spaced apart to form a lengthwise extendingentrance slot 18. The outer ends 19 of the blades 15 are preferablycurved as indicated in Figs. 2 to 4.

In Figs. 1 and 3, the blades 15 are shown as inclining downwardly andinwardly from the base so as to limit the over all effective length thatthe blades project into the bowl so as not to interfere with the normaloperation of the toilet. The blades 15 are sutliciently resilient sothat when a diaper is pulled in from the lower ends of 2,808,594Patented Oct. 8, 1957 blades into the slot 18 and then pulled up throughthis slot, the blades will give while exerting a yielding pressure onthe diaper to extract the moisture therefrom.

In the modification shown in Fig. 6, the base portion 7A is similar inall respects to the base portion 7, but the blades 15A instead ofprojecting downwardly are laterally disposed relative to thebase portion7A. One of the blades 15A is anchored to said base portion, and theother blade 15A is connected to the rear end of the anchored blade by aconnecting portion 20. The blades 15A are similar to the blades 15having base portions of thicker cross sections than their upperportions, the anchorage to the base connecting with the thicker portionof one of the blades and the connecting portion 20 being connected tothe thicker portion of the other blade so that the thinner portions ofboth blades 15A are free to flex outwardly. As in the first form, theflexible blades 15A converge toward each other to form an entrance slot21 which extends to one of the ends of said blades so that when a diaperis pulled in from the open ends of the blades and up through the slot21, the blades will exert a yielding pressure on the diaper to extractmoisture therefrom. The lateral disposition of the blades reduces theover all area of the device that projects into the bowl so that it willnot interfere with the normal operation of the toilet.

Both devices are preferably formed of a suitable resilient or yieldableplastic material that may be molded in one piece. However, it ispossible to form the device of fabricated metal parts or to suitablyanchor metal blades to a plastic base portion so that the invention isnot to be limited to the specific construction herein shown unless suchlimitations are included in the claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of anupstanding base provided with means for attaching it to the rim of atoilet bowl, a pair of yieldable squeegee blades carried by said baselaterally thereof, said blades converging upwardly from their lowersides and spaced apart at their upper sides to form an entrance slotextending laterally from the base end of said device, said blades beingpositionable to allow moisture extracted by said blades to drain intosaid bowl and to remain in said bowl without interference with thenormal functioning thereof.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of anupstanding base provided with means for attaching it to the rim of atoilet bowl, a pair of yieldable equeegee blades carried by said baselaterally thereof in a position below the upper side of the rim of saidbowl and positioned to remain in said bowl without interference with thenormal functioning thereof, said blades converging upwardly from theirlower sides and spaced apart at their upper sides to form an entranceslot extending laterally from the base end of said device, each bladehaving a thin upper section and a lower section thicker than said uppersection.

3. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein the blades are inclineddownwardly and inwardly of said base.

4. The device as defined in claim 2, wherein the blades are inclineddownwardly and inwardly of the base and have their thicker sectionportions anchored thereto at their back ends.

5. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein the blades extend parallelto a side of the base.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,035,379 Stewart Mar. 24, 1936 2,352,845 McGowan July 4, 1944 2,694,915Henry Nov. 23, 1954-

